Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
FULL STREAMS.
AoRHATDEAL OF RAIN IsgAsrEoRrH
CAROLINA.
Fer sion Matters, Again. Noted Habeis-
Corpus Case Threats OF Violence
Current Notes.
Especial Telegram to tho pisps.ch.I

Especial tolegram 70 inc bisparh.t
RALEIGH, N. c., July every heavy
rains fell yesterday and to-day IN the
section east OF Goldsboro'. Streams
are very full and some bottom-lands
are overfiowed. There is too much
rain for cotton, but the season is favor
able for corn. Commissioner-of-Agri-
culture Robinson said to-day that adj
vices from the remainder OF the State
were all favorable.
PENSIONS.
The county pension boards met to-
day TO consider applications OF the
widows of those Confederate soldiers
who died of disease contracted during
the war. The number who applied in
this county was small. Applications
thus made are to be forwarded to the
State Pension Board for final action.
II is thought that over 800 pensioners
OF this class will be added to that list.
At Point gold-mine, Mecklenburg
county, bucket slipped and fell upon
a white man named Matt Moyle and a
negro named Dick Cardwell. The lat
ter was instantly killed and the former
fatally injured.
wATEB-woRKs.
Raleigh has not yet officially received
her water-works from the contractor.
That can't be done until the water-tower
iscompleted, which will be in about sixty
days, and the city has a good water
supply mean while. Taxlist-takers and
assessors of various townhips OF all the
counties in the State were in session
yesterday and to-day to equalize taxes
New stations are being added to
those receiving State weather signals,
and in ten days there will be probably
fifty.
Mrs. Susan Lincke's habeas-cOrpuS
case was argued at great length before
Judge Phillips 1t resulted in her be-
ing admitted to bail in the sum of $500,
which was given. She had been in
Jail nearly three weeks on the charge
of being accessory to the murder OF
her husband, Paul Lincke, near Au-
rora. Beaufort county.
All the members of the Teachers
Assembly who visited Washington have
returned. They express themselves as
greatly pleased with the trip as well as
the good management Of the affair and
the attention shown them. Many of
the teachers went to the various State
schools to-day Major Finger, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
has begun his official visits to these
schools.
Carefully collected figures on the to-
bacco-crop here at this date show that
it is just so per cent. of that of two
years ago. The crop looks fairly well,
although irregular and scattering. If
seasons continue favorable a better
crop will be made as to quality than
last season.
Tie ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA
RAILWAY.
The thiriy-third annual report of the
president of this road has been pub
lshed. 1t shows that the bonded debt
of $780, 600 at per cent. interest has
been funded inc per cent. bonds to rum
thirty years. A judgment against the
company by the Federal court, amount
ing to S31, 600, was settled in cash.
The new bonds sold at par, while the
old 8 per cents were sold at 80 cents on
the dollar. Ninety-eight thousand dol
lars was expended for steel rails. The
total of the loan negotiated was $685.
600. The report speaks i'll very high
terms of Governor Scales and his eff
forts to put this road, of which the
State is half owner, in good condition